Forgiveness is the fragrance the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it. Mark Twain

  If only I may grow: firmer, simpler, quieter, warmer. Dag Hammarskjold, Second Secretary General of the United Nations

  Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person. Rachel Naomi Remen

A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer life depend on the labors of other people, living and dead, and that I must exert myself…

"Above all, be simple.  Look at your aunt, sister St. Alphonse (the religious who had nursed King Louis Philippe):  she has gone a long way and has had the confidence…

It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just.   He gives us…

Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. You are precious in my eyes and glorious... Isaiah 43:1,4

    Our listening creates a sanctuary for the homeless parts within another person. Rachel Naomi Remen  

I slept and dreamt that life was joy, I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted, and behold, service was joy. Rabindranath Tagore

Our life has not been an ascent up one side of a mountain and down the other. We did not reach a peak, only to decline and die. We have…

Any human anywhere will blossom in a hundred unexpected talents and capacities – simply by being given the opportunity to do so.   - Doris Lessing, Writer

Enjoy the seasons of life...Each season of life is wonderful if you have learned the lessons of the season before. It is only when you go on with lessons unlearned that…

God's forgiveness is unconditional; it comes from a heart that does not demand anything for itself, a heart that is completely empty of self-seeking. It is this divine forgiveness that…

Transition is a ripe time to recognize the work of God in our lives.   Wendy M. Wright Weavings, Vol. XXX, No. 3

You cannot step twice into the same river, for fresh waters are ever flowing in upon you. Heraclitus of Ephesus